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container basis. Use a recognizable identifier, such as the application name for the
instance_id parameter when deploying the custom template. When deploying multiple
applications within a container, consider applying the custom template (if needed) once per
application.
15.7 Limitations and disallowed operations
All users in a system container (including root) are prevented from performing the following list of
administrative tasks. These administrative tasks must be performed in the global view.
• Kernel configuration management
• Kernel tunable management
• System boot configuration
• Reading kernel memory
• Make kernel
• System crash configuration
• KRS (Kernel Registry Services)
• DLKM management
• Creating device files
• Changing system time
• Shutdown/reboot the physical system
• Swap space management
• Logical volume management
• Physical devices management
• Network interface card configuration
• IP Address configuration
• Network tunable configuration
• Compartment rule configuration
• Bypassing compartment rules using overriding privileges
• Enable/disable auditing
• Enable/disable accounting
• IPFilter configuration
• IPSec configuration
• SRP configuration
• Software installation (swinstall/swremove/swconfig)
In order to prevent the above disallowed operations, the following privileges (see privileges(5))
are disallowed in a system container. Commands and system calls performing the administrative tasks
disallowed in a system container will return an error.
Disallowed
Privilege
Description
Example
ACCOUNTING
Allows a process to control the process
accounting system
acct(1M), acctsh(1M)
AUDCONTROL
Allows a process to start, modify, and stop
the auditing system.
audsys(1M)